Ancient greek bireme Hyperborea - finished & UPDATED!

[Lýsandros]

Greetings!

Time for another update, i guess. There are some good news and some bad news, so lets start with the bad ones first, this way we have have a good end The namegiving ceremonial and naval tests had to be delayed, because the commision responsible for ship traffic control did not give us their permission yet. No idea how long is it going to take them, but until then the ship must remain on land, what a pitty!

The good news is that the ship was successfully transported to the testing location and some on-site adjustments have been made, such as installation of the rudders, fermenting of the ship with a special coating that will greatly improve its water resistancy and a bit of painting, too! It has a very scary look in her eyes, I guess most ships would just sink themselves after seeing it , even before our ram would hit them While the ship is not yet fully colored, I am attaching three new pics just for your pleasure.







This one is also with the tail installed




I would like to use this opportunity to thank for your support and interest and to announce that we are still looking for people who would be able to help with the finishing of the last parts: We are actively looking for sponsors for the sail, it has to be 40m2 which is quite a lot of material. And possibly someone who would be in a position to lend us an engine as a form of sponsorship. Even though we would like the ship to remain as ancient looking as possible, the modern regulations direct us to have an engine attached to the ship, for emergency use. (It will be most likely "built in" afterwards, so that we can avoid the funny look ) Should you know anyone who would be able to help, let me know , please! I am sure we would be able to offer some form of cooperation that would be mutually beneficial.

Many thanks again.